The Tacombi team crams more elements into this Mexican canteen than would fit in an overstuffed burrito: The hybrid eatery pulls quadruple duty as a Veracruz-style coffeeshop, a tortilleria, a taqueria and a seafood restaurant. In the mornings, find made-to-order juices (strawberry-papaya, pineapple-ginger) at a juice bar, and La Antigua–brand java (café con leche, cortados) at the coffee station. An in-house tortilleria produces organic flour and corn wraps, swaddling tacos filled with carne asada and barbacoa-style beef. Peels alum Jason DeBriere rolls out a locavore seafood menu at night, highlighting Montauk catches in dishes like a colima crujiente (pollack seared in mustard-butter sauce).
Café El Presidente
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Details
- Address
- 30 W 24th St
- New York
- 10011
- Cross street:
- between Fifth and Sixth Aves
- Transport:
- Subway: F, M, N, R to 23rd St
- Price:
- Average taco: $4. AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, V
- Opening hours:
- Mon–Thu, Sun 7am–midnight; Fri, Sat 7am–2am
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